Crate-nailing-up form.



PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906.

J. SHELLENBERGER. CRATE NAILING- UP FORM.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed May 4, 1905. Serial No. 258,876.

.71 (all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Jenn SHELLENBERGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rome, Floyd county, Georgia, have invented 5certain new anduseful Improvements in Crate-Nailing-Up Forms; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such asusually nailed together onthe farm or in the orchard by inexperienced hands and Without properfacilities, which results in much waste of time and poor and. unsightlywork and improperly litted and assembled crates.

2 5 It is an object of my invention to provide an improved form, holder,or device which can be readily set up on the farm or in the orchard andin which the parts of the crate can be easily, quickly, and accuratelyassembled 3 or nailed up by inexperienced persons and by the use ofwhich crates can be expeditiously produced, with the parts thereofproperly fitted and united.

It is a furthen' object of my invention to provide an improved devicefor use in assembling and nailing up parts or members of I fruit-crates,such as panel end crates, Wherein means are provided to hold the panelends in proper relation, and whereby the same can 4 be turned or rotatedto receive the bottom and sides, and whereby said bottom and sides willbe guided to their proper positions on the said ends. 1

A-further object of the invention is to pro vide certain improvements incombinations,

constructions, and arrangements of whereby a highly-eiiicient holder orformwill be produced for use in assembling or nailing up fruit-cratesand the like. 5 The invention consists in certainnovelfe'atures inconstructions or in combinations, as more fully set forth and describedhereinafter.- Referring to the accompanying drawings, which show what Inow consider the preferred embodiment" of my invention, as an parts,

. f l, example for purposes of explanation of a device from among otherarrangements within the spirit and spope of my invention, Figure 1 is aperspectiye view of the nailing 'up form set up with its parts inoperative )OSll/l n, dotted lines indicating the crate en s, si es, andbottom in position in the form. l, Fi 2 is a side elevation of a portionof the device, dotted lines indicating the springand crate- 6 5*"end-recejvinghead in difierent positi ns, a crate end and crate-bottombeing ind cated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is an end view f the nailin -upform. Fig. 4 is a detail pe pective 0 one of the crate-end-receivingheads. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of one of". the locking levers orcams for the crate-androceiving heads. Fig. 6 is a detail reducedperspective of a panel crate end.

I show a holder or nailing-up form pr vided with a portable" foldingsupport r frame in which the holder is detachabl y mounted to rotate orosgillate, whereby the device can be easily set up foro erationi 7 thefield or orchard and can be rea ily shifte from place to place asdesired. e

The portable folding support comprise two pairs of end legsl, thecol'responding le of which are properly spaced and rigidiyl united byhorizontal side bars 2. The legs, 8 5 of each pair are hinged togetherat 3, so that the pairs of legs can be spread when set up, as shown inFig. 1'. The hinges 3 areare, ranged a short distancebelow the upperends of the legs, so that the upperends of the legs close together whenthe legs are set up,-With their lower ends spread and the upper endsseparatel-when the support is collapsed and.

the legs folded together. ,Theinner edges of the upper ends of the legsare shown formed 5 with corresponding recesses which coincide when thelegs are spread at their lower ends, and thereby form bearing-openings 4atthe uppenendsof thelegstorecelve and form the bearingsfor thetrunnions or journals of the rotary holderromnmhng-up form.

While l havesthus s ecificallydescribed an advantageousrtorm o supportfor the holder, or form, yet I donot wish to limitall featuresl of myinvention. thereto, as various construe tions of supports ht'beemployed. Th frame'of the former older comprises-a lon gitudinal base,board; or platefi, provided with rigid ends 7 such as end plates orhead's, arranged at right angles to t glongitudin '1 base. The base 6 isusuallyflat and of great r width and length than-the width and length ofthe crates to be formed and nailed up, and the ends 7 can be of suitabledimensions with respect to the length and width of the ends of thecrates to be nailed up. The ends 7 rise perpendicularly from the base 6and are rigid ends of said support when the legs thereof i are foldedtogether.

- successive I plete revolution.

As the form or holder frame thus far described'is free to rotate inthesupport, some means can, if-so desired, be employed to temporarilyhold or look said frame at various positions; .For instance, I show diskQ'rigid with one of the trunnionsB and formed with. three edgenotch'es10-, spaced about ninety degrees apart, and a pivoted latch 11, carriedby the support and free to be swung b hand y into said notches, where ythe frame can be temporarily locked-against rotation; at positions ateach quarter-turn through two hundred and seventy degrees of a com- Theform-frame is provided with two movable holding or clamping headsorplates 12,

arranged at o posite ends of the frame.

Each head 12 is arranged a short distance from a frame end andapproximately parallel therewith. In the speci c embodiment illus tratedthe heads 12 are similar in shape and heads 12 at their ends or edgesare pivotally joined to the base of the frame, so that the tip-- .perorfree ends of said heads can swing toward dimensions and each is ofgreater length and width thanthe length and width of the ends of thecrates to be formed in the device. The

and from the frame ends. Anylsuitable means .can be :emplo ed to.pivotally join the base and said hea s. For instance, I show the headsformed with eyes 13, depending from thelowered'ges of the heads intosockets inthe: base and loosely confined therein by transverse pivots orpins 14. Each head 12 is formed with a stop, platen, or support for acrate end. In thepr'esent instance I show each head particularly formedto receive panel crate ends 19-t. a, crate ends composed-of arectangular frame across one face '.-of which a sheet of thin stuff orveneer is secured,formingapanel, so that the frame is arranged on oneface of the panel. The-stop or platen of ahead 12 can consist of'an in-'wardly-projecting strip or ledge 14, ar-

and a distance from the edge of ,the free end of'the head, andparallel-end stri s' or' ledges 15 'on the inner face of the heaci a'nd.

. and forms stops or ranlge'd on the inner face of the head parallel Witextending at right angles from the ends of the ledge 14 toward thehinged end of the head and longitudinally ta )ering or beveled otl',about as shown. The edges 14 15 thus partially form three sides of asquare and are so roportioned as to fit within the rectangular iialne ofa crate end such as described, with the ledges resting against the innered es of three frame side bars of the crate end and with the panel ofsaid crate end arranged at the outer edges orfaces of said ledges andthe lower bar of the crate end resting on the base of the form-frame.The ledges are soarranged that the head 12 will project out-,

wardly beyond the frame of the crate end ages for the end edges of thecrate sides and bottom as they are fitted hnd nailed on the ends.Suitable mechanism is provided to detachablyhold the crate ends to saidheads and in the specific embodiment illustrated to constantly tend toswing the free ends of the heads to the 1.1 )per edges of the base ends.As an example of what may be employed'for this urpose I show s ring-arms16, secured to t ie base between the heads 12 and havingupwardly-projecting free ends engaging the inner faces of said heads,respectively, and constantly tending to swing said heads in oppositedirections and to the adjacent base ends. Means are also provided tohold said heads in position at right angles to the base and against thetension of said spring-arms. For instance, I can provide a cam or lever17 for each head. Each lever 17 is fnlcru med between its ends at thetop edge of a base end-,so that one end of the lever forms a handle-andthe opposite or cam end of the lever can be swung against the rear faceof the head to force the head inwardly against the tension of its springand to hold the head in the desired position during thenailing-upoperation.

n using my device the crate ends are slipped onto the inner faces of theheads and between the same and the spring-arms, the levers 17 beingreleased, so that the heads are held in the inclined positions againstthe base ends by the springs. When the crate ends are slipped intoplace, the ledges project into the center openm s of the crate-endframes, and thus center t e crate ends and hold the same against lateralmovement, and the s rin -arms press outwardly against the pan-1 e s ofthe crate ends, and thereby hold said crate ends to andon said heads.The heads are then swung to roper osition parallel with the base ends-bythe' evers 17, which hold said heads in this position with the crateends parallel and properl spaced to receive the bottom and sides. hecrate-bottom is usually first applied, the frame being in thepositionshown in Fig. 1,-with the latch 11 in the middle notch 10 of thedisk. The bottom -is sli pcd down between the upper. ends of the hea swhich gage the bottomwith respect to nailed thereto.

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the crate ends and cause the bottom to. prop erly lit the crate endsvithout projecting; beyond the side faces thereof. the bottom is thennailed to the crate ends, the ledges l4. forming platens or supportsduring the nail- Al ter the bottom has been secured the latch Ill isreleased and the form is given a quarter turn and the latch 11 droppedinto one of the end notches 5.0. A side is then. applied to the crateends and The projecting ends oi the heads guide the side intoproperposition on the crate ends and the lodges 15 act as supports or platensfor the crate ends during the operation of nailing on the side. The formis then given a half-turn to bring the crate ends into position toreceive the opposite side,

which is then applied and nailed the same as the first-mentioned side.The form can then be turned to the original position with thecratc'bottom uppermost, the lovers 1? are swung out, thereby releasingthe end heads, so that they can be swung outwardly to release thecratc-end frames 'lroni the ledgcsll", and thereupon the crate can beslip )ed from the form. The beveled or tapered form of the ledges 15facilitates thoa Jplication oi the crate ends to the heads an theremoval of the completed crate therefrom.

By employing my device the crate sides and bottom can be easily and.quickly applied and nailed to the crate ends with their end ed gcs flushor even with the outer laces of the crate ends, even. though thenailing-up opera.

tion is carried on by an inehpcricnced person? and, furthermore, by theuse of my invent on crates can be rapidly and accurately assembled andnailed up in the iiel d on orchard with out the necessity of employing;expert help, resulting in a saving in time and expense and in theproduction of accuratelyiormed crates.

While I. have disclosed a crnistruction nan ticularly adapted ior use inassemblingand' nailing up umehend crates, yet i do not wishv to limit myinvention to employment in can ncction with panclond cratcs,,'and it isevident that various variations and modifications might be resorted toin the forms, constl'uctions, and arrztligmncnts oi" the parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, andhence i do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown.

What I claim is 1. A. device for use in assembling and nailing up cratescomprising a. lr'irm-frame, cratecnd heads carried thereby and providedwith lodges to receive thocrate ends, and means to rcmovably hold thecrate ends to said heads and on said ledges.

2. In combination, a support, a form-frame provided with. movablecrate-end-receiving ends, spring devices carried, by said frame toengage and clamp the crateends to said heads and tending to move saidheads outwardly leased for outward movement from operative positions topermit removal of the crate.

3. In combination, a form -frame, crate-endreceiving heads hingedthereto to swing to- Ward and from each other, spring devices to clampthe crate ends to the inner iaccs of said 7 5 heads, and movable meansfor swinging said heads toward each other to clamp the cratebottom andsides between the sa e, and whereby said heads can be released and swungoutwardly to permit removal, of the crate, substantially as described.

4. lnconibina tion, a form-frame, crat'e-endreceiving heads mountedthereon and mov able toward. and from each other to rceive the crateends sides and bottom and"to re- 8 lease and permit removal. oi thecrate, outwardly -yielding spring devices carried by the frameindependently of and arranged at the inner faces of said heads to clampthe crate ends against the same, and movable means for '90 pressing saidheads toward each other and for removably holding the same in operativeosition, and whereby said heads can be released to permit outwardmovement thereof for releasing the crate thereiirom, substantially asdescribed.

5. In combination, a form- 'ame having lateral ends, crate-endreceivingheads arranged adjacent to the inner faces of said ends, respectively,and movable toward and i500 from the same, spring-arms secured to said,frame andv arranged at and ressing towar the inner faces of said. heats, respectively, and adapted to engage the inner faces of the crate endsand. clamp the same to the inner iaces oi said heads, respectively, andswinging levers carried by said frame ends to engage said heads and holdthe same to operative position, and whereby said heads can be releasedto permit outward movement thereof to release and permit removal of thecrate.

In combination, a support, a rotary form-frame comprising; alongitudinal base having lateral ends provided with trunnions turning insaid support, the support and frame having a latci and series of spacednotches, whereby said frame can be rotated a partial revolution andlocked by the latch entering a notch for the purposes'dcscribed, movableeratc-end-receiving heads mounted on said base between said endsthereof, means to detachably clamp the crate ends to said heads, andmeans for moving the heads to and holding the same in operativeposition, substantially as described.

7. In combination, a folding su JPOIt comprising pairs ofpi'votal1y--jomc and legs, each pair of logs forming a journal box orhearing when the legs are spread in operative position, a rotarytome-trams having; truth niom rmnovahlv loratod in said journalorahutnwntafand moans controlling. thoniovvnivnt of said ht-ada St. In('JHllhilliltiUll, a t'ornnt'ramv, vaparvd (IiLiC-Clltl-lt't'tlVlIlghvads uarrit-d thort-hyj and (mill at its inner lat-0 providvd with aorateamd-nwmvn1g shouldur or almtnivnt comprising a horizontal andwrtival portion 5 depending from the ends thorvol to fit thrvv sinus ofthe crate ends.

10. In combination, a lornil'ran|t spam-d movable cratc-ond-rvuoivinghvadx, moans controlling the inovvnivnt thereof, varh hoad at its innerface having a urato-vnd-rocviving ledge comprising a horizontal portionand depending (lo\\'n\\'a|'dl and imvardl hm" lml portions. and spring(l(\'i('tfi to (ltiilt'llably vlain tho t-ratv onds to said hoads and onsaid lot 14 11 Admit-v I'or Hso inassmnhlingand nailing up lioxos andrratvs (UtlllH'lNlHfi a iUI'HI- l'raniv having ond (-ratwontlam-( iringhvads arrangod to art on tho innvr sidvs ol' xaid 'hvads and adaptvd todvtavhahly hold tho t-rato vnds thvrvto, and |v\'vr to llilllltht'vlllUYtlJltHiH ol' said hoads toward -\aid o ls.

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